Overview

Mental health services are health and welfare support services primarily focused on providing care to people with mental health issues. Services are delivered by a range of providers, such as state and territory governments, the Australian Government and the private sector.

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Mental health and COVID-19

COVID-19 and its impact on mental health service activity.

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$10.6 billion was spent on mental health in 2018–19

4.4 million people received mental health-related prescriptions in 2019-20

Suicide & self harm monitoring

Statistics on deaths by suicide, intentional self-harm and suicidal behaviour among Australians

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Highlights

20%of Australians experience a common mental health disorder during a 12-month period
$10.6 billionwas spent on mental health services in 2018–19
453,000 peoplereceived state/territory community mental health care in 2018–19
8,045episodes of residential care recorded for 6,375 residents in 2018–19.
10.7%of Australians received Medicare-subsidised mental health specific services in 2019–20.
4.4 millionpeople received mental health-related prescriptions in 2019–20
271,040overnight admitted mental health-related hospital separations occurred in 2018–19
310,471Emergency department presentations in Australia with a mental health-related principal diagnosis in 2019–20